Dancing with ALS and Life

  As a teenager, I loved growing up in the 80’s.  It was an era when everyone seemed to have fun.  No one was uptight about things such as being politically correct about everything you said or did. It was a time when you could have a Halloween party and not call it a fall fest or celebrate Christmas instead of calling it a holiday celebration. I especially loved all of the 80’s music from Prince, Joan Jett, The Go Go’s, Pat Benatar, Bruce Springsteen, The Cars, and Madonna. Mostly, I was obsessed with the launch of MTV and when they actually played music videos not reality TV shows. I remember I couldn’t wait to get home from school to check out the next new music video.  On the weekends, I’d stay up past midnight watching all those videos. I loved my walkman and purchasing music cassette tapes, then a cd player, using the money I earned from my waitress job. The 80’s were also known for blockbuster VHS/CDs and movies like Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, St. Elmo’s...

          dancingwithalsandlife.blogspot.com OK, ladies, all of you will be able to relate to this. Have you ever been on a journey or quest to find a perfect bra, one that doesn't dig, poke or ride up? I have a few friends who are on this journey as well. The first thing they do when they get home is take off that spandex medieval contraption because it has been killing them all day.   Also, did you know that there are webpages devoted to 101 slang names for breast?  Some of the names are a pink nose puppies, milk monsters, over the shoulder boulders, hooters, jugs, airbags, bazooka, fun bags, boobs and knockers.  I had no idea our breasts got that much attention! I know when we were tweens, and we wore our first "training bra," it was a big freaking deal, pretty much a right of passage, until we quickly understood how “f” uncomfortable the dang thing was. Why do they call them training bras anyway? What is the training? Per, Wikipedia definition...